Serena Baker with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District says they are requesting that motorists avoid Carbon County Road 497 due to firefighting activity for the Ferris wildfire approximately 30 miles northeast of Rawlins.
The wildfire was first reported at 11 a.m. on July 27; the cause is under investigation. BLM High Desert District Fire Management Officer Frank Keeler says the goal right now is to keep the fire west of County Road 497, so it doesn’t cross into the Seminoe Range.
Shared resources between the Ferris and Seminoe fires include seven interagency crews, six engines, four Type I helicopters, three single engine air tankers, one heavy air tanker, two air attack planes and one lead plane. Air support is engaged in fighting the fire on top of Ferris Mountain. Carbon County firefighters are also conducting structure protection for private homes and barns in the area.
The wildfire was first reported at 11 a.m. on July 27; the cause is under investigation. BLM High Desert District Fire Management Officer Frank Keeler says the goal right now is to keep the fire west of County Road 497, so it doesn’t cross into the Seminoe Range.
Shared resources between the Ferris and Seminoe fires include seven interagency crews, six engines, four Type I helicopters, three single engine air tankers, one heavy air tanker, two air attack planes and one lead plane. Air support is engaged in fighting the fire on top of Ferris Mountain. Carbon County firefighters are also conducting structure protection for private homes and barns in the area.
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